MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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